We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Illinois Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
328,359 91.53% $77,136 H-1B
25,222 7.03% $170,962 PERM
3,529 0.98% $97,739 E-3 Australian
1,637 0.46% $32,808 H-2A

As of May 2023, Illinois has seen a total of 358,747 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 328,359 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.53% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 25,222 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.03% of Illinois's total visas.

Top Occupations in Illinois (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Program Directors 2 $39,458 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 2 $50,950 100.00%
Therapists, All Other 2 $26,936 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 2 $75,930 100.00%
Wind Energy Operations Managers 2 $92,175 100.00%
Religious Workers, All Other 2 $28,343 100.00%
Fashion Designers 2 $31,938 100.00%
Industrial Ecologists 2 $62,608 100.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 2 $115,638 100.00%
Counseling Psychologists 2 $71,438 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Pilots 1 $84,007 11.11%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $49,910 11.11%
Quality Control Analysts 1 $65,000 11.11%
Paperhangers 1 $46,925 11.11%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 1 $37,544 11.11%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 1 $69,077 11.11%
Illinois Employees Over Time
Illinois has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 14,981 employees were hired. Illinois peaked in 2016 with 29,364 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,790 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Illinois From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 9,745 $242,007 46.63%
China 1,311 $75,213 49.51%
Poland 521 $175,933 47.11%
South Korea 427 $55,341 43.09%
Canada 361 $90,633 37.37%
Philippines 356 $493,600 40.27%
Mexico 333 $65,272 43.42%
Brazil 188 $79,878 47.47%
Ukraine 174 $62,423 47.80%
Pakistan 164 $88,269 47.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Neo Prism Solutions Llc 433 $62,999 89.65%
Medline Industries Inc 430 $91,786 89.21%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 427 $82,176 89.89%
Zs Associates Inc 424 $88,887 90.79%
Ge Healthcare Iits Usa Corp 419 $100,356 91.29%
Mphasis Corporation 415 $72,023 91.41%
Network Objects Inc 413 $71,111 91.57%
At Kearney Inc 410 $108,650 92.55%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Of Cook County 408 $57,812 92.31%
Vensar Technology Inc 406 $65,829 92.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goodmark Nurseries Llc 6 $32,545 100.00%
Darrin Hout Farms 6 $33,138 100.00%
Farm Labor Management Services Inc 6 $36,670 100.00%
C R Ag Supply Inc 6 $33,582 100.00%
Molitor Farms 6 $32,427 100.00%
Ryan Britton Farms Llc 6 $33,339 100.00%
Kincaid Farms Inc 6 $31,430 100.00%
Spring Valley Farm Vineyard 6 $26,309 100.00%
Cox Land And Cattle Inc 5 $34,420 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Il Bayer 5 $50,199 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transform Sr Holding Management Llc 38 $111,681 35.85%
Wolters Kluwer United States Inc 37 $94,702 35.92%
Sunrise Futures Llc 37 $77,076 36.27%
Milliman Inc 37 $85,297 36.63%
Electro Motive Diesel Inc 36 $79,929 35.64%
Saggezza Inc 36 $97,618 36.36%
Peterson Technology Partners Inc 36 $98,470 36.73%
Docusign Inc 36 $98,216 36.73%
Softtune Technologiesinc 36 $94,016 37.11%
Db Servicing Corporation 35 $72,893 36.08%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 34 $32,012 100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing 28 $32,527 100.00%
Crop Production 27 $33,218 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 23 $32,453 100.00%
Corn Farming 20 $32,925 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 20 $33,574 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 18 $33,182 100.00%
Soybean Farming 17 $33,618 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 15 $32,987 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $29,572 100.00%

Illinois Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Illinois to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Illinois over all years is $77,136. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage